Robert Smith was bornon 21 April 1959 in Blackpool, United States. Robert Smith is #691 in List Billionaires People In The World. A former Goldman Sachs executive, Smith started private equity and venture capital firm Vista Equity Partners in 2000.
Vista, with over $30 billion in assets under management, is one of the world's most successful hedge funds, with consistent double-digit returns.
As a college student, Smith secured an internship at Bell Labs after calling the company every week for five months.
He went on to work at Kraft Foods and Goldman Sachs before launching Vista.
A Cornell grad, Smith pledged $50 million (personally and through a foundation) to the university in 2016.

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